Internet Content-Based Activities for ESP

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Cover of English Teaching Forum 2002, Volume 40, Number 3 showing a group of dogs pulling a man on a sled

The article introduces a WebQuest, an inquiry-based online learning activity, as a potential tool for content-based English for Specific Purposes (ESP). It provides a series of WebQuest tasks such as summary and synthesis tasks, design tasks, negotiation and interaction tasks, analytical tasks, and scientific tasks. The article has suggestions for the effective use of WebQuests for a content-based syllabus along with a discussion of the benefits of using WebQuests to develop academic skills.

Author:
María José Luzón Marco

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Teachers Integrated Skills Technology in Teaching English for Specific Purposes
Cover of English Teaching Forum 2002, Volume 40, Number 3 showing a group of dogs pulling a man on a sled

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Cover of English Teaching Forum 2002, Volume 40, Number 3 showing a group of dogs pulling a man on a sled

English Teaching Forum 2002, Volume 40, Number 3

The July 2002 issue features an article on Alaska as well as articles on using task journals for reading, creation of meaningful Web pages, alternative assessment practices, and Internet content-based activities for ESP.